释义 |
flerry, v. trans.|ˈflɛrɪ| To split (slate). Also intr. for refl. of the slate itself. Hence ˈflerrying vbl. n.
1865J. T. F. Turner Slate Quarries 13 The better the quality of the slate, the easier will it flerry, and also cleave. Ibid., This peculiar operation is called ‘flerrying’. |